MANNIS WESLEY III
Chicago,IL
Summary
Results-oriented individual with a passion for continuous learning and innovation. Known for leveraging analytical thinking and creativity to solve problems and deliver high-impact solutions in fast-paced environments. I'm a highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Case Manager/ Paralegal
Nash Disability Law
Chicago, Illinois
12.2022 - 12.2024
- Managed caseloads effectively, ensuring timely documentation and reporting.
- Delivered daily communication to clients, answering questions pertaining to their cases, and provided updates on the status of their disability claims.
- Educated clients and their families about their rights and available community resources.
- Conducted weekly communication with Social Security Adjudicators during the initial and reconsideration phases of the disability claims process by providing medical evidence, answering questions on behalf of clients, and updating adjudicators with urgent information in a timely matter
- Assisted clients with filling out important documents sent from the Social Security Administration such as Medical Daily Function Reports, and work history documents both in person and on the phone
- Completed daily clerical duties, such as managing the entire law firm's database of client representation forms (forms including fee agreements, 1696, and medical history authorization forms), and sent metric reports to managing attorneys. Further, I submitted documents to clients to complete in order to gather the necessary evidence needed to win cases, such as Child Questionnaires and Medical Residual Functional Capacity documents, which detailed the specifics of a client's disability.
- Maintained up-to-date case records with case activity status.
Default Litigation Specialist
Dovenmuehle Mortgage, Inc.
Lake Zurich, Illinois
02.2020 - 05.2022
- Managed and defended borrower complaints and client issues for litigated matters on default loans
- Investigated, analyzed, drafted, and responded to all borrower correspondences, including Qualitative Written Responses, and Notice of Error documentation
- Investigated and organized documents for contested litigation files
- Utilized court file documentation databases such as PACER and Pro Law
- Responsible for assigning numerous borrower correspondences to team members and delegating to other departments companywide to assist in solving complex default issues
- Successfully and timely processed and reduced a backlog of over five hundred correspondences within one month that had occurred due to the end of the COVID-19 mortgage moratorium
Account Specialist
Dovenmuehle Mortgage, Inc.
Lake Zurich, Illinois
12.2018 - 02.2020
- Lead contact coordinator for seven international cliental mortgage banks providing crucial correspondence to specific inquiries and directing requests to departments company wide
- Required constant communication with bank managers, paralegals/attorneys of law firms, and executive bank personnel
- Analyzed, researched, and resolved complex mortgage loan borrower issues
- Conducted data entry of cliental bank requests for the Black Knight Inc
- Computer system
Contract Paralegal
ETERA Consulting
10.2018 - 12.2018
- Responsibilities included documentation review and analysis for key litigation projects
Judicial Extern for Judge Lewis Nixon
Cook County Circuit Court
Chicago, IL
02.2018 - 09.2018
- Consulted with defendants to assess court fee waiver applications
- Documented monthly/yearly gross incomes and social welfare benefits received
- Submitted findings and case research for final review and rulings
- Analyzed Judgement of Foreclosure Packets for daily court hearings
- Reviewed Military Affidavits, Attorney Fee Affidavits, Mortgage/Note Documentation, Prove Up Affidavits, and Motion of Summary Judgement documents
- Paralegal volunteer at the 2018 Prisoner Expungement Summit at King Kennedy College
Case Manager/Intake Interviewer
Justice for Our Neighbors
Rockford, Illinois
06.2015 - 01.2018
- Entered and reviewed key data for client communication activities
- Maintained complex case files accurately
- Interviewed and counselled clients
- Elected to the Board of Directors of JIFON as Communications Director
Researcher International Human Rights Law Clinic
John Marshall Law School
Chicago, Illinois
11.2016 - 06.2017
- Researched and formulated data for human rights clinical cases domestically and globally
- Assisted in constructing legal briefs presented to court and organized clinic database
- Researched news articles and journals to assist in support of legal arguments for legal briefs
Paralegal and Human Rights Intern
People against Suffering, Oppression and Poverty (PASSOP)
Wynberg, South Africa
05.2013 - 08.2013
- Drafted appeal affidavits and counseled newcomer asylum seekers on human rights
- Built coalitions with refugee attorneys, governmental officials, and community leaders
- Authored and spearheaded a research project, monitoring and surveying refugee reception centers to investigate reports of human rights violations
- Report resulted in sweeping legislative changes for refugees
Quality Engineering Technician
Anderson Brecon
Rockford, Illinois
05.2010 - 06.2012
- Conducted and documented quality audits
- Investigated defects in packaged products and prepared consumer complaint response reports
- Trained employees on standard operating procedures
Education
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate of Paralegal Studies -
Roosevelt University
Chicago, Illinois06.2018
M.P.A - Public Administration
Roosevelt University
Chicago, Illinois12.2014
B.A. - Environmental Science
Carthage College
Kenosha, Wisconsin05.2006
Skills
- Policy research
- Interviewing witnesses
- Legal research skills
- Document filing
- Exceptional writer
- Case file organization
- Pre-trial preparation
- Compliance monitoring
- Trial preparation assistance
- Research data management
Educationcertificationsaffiliations
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificate of Paralegal Studies, Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL, 06/01/18
- M.S., Public Administration, Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL, 12/01/14
- B.A., Environmental Science, Carthage College, Kenosha, WI, 05/01/06
- Illinois Paralegal Association
Global and Additional Experiences
- Public Affairs Director, United Nations Association, Chicago, IL, 02/01/15, 12/01/16
- Vice President, United Nations Graduate Chapter, Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL, 07/01/14, 12/01/14
- Research Assistant/Intern, The World Vegetable Center, Arusha, Tanzania, 01/01/09, 08/01/09
- Agricultural Facilitator, United States Peace Corps, Mafinga, Tanzania, 06/01/07, 08/01/08
- Legal Configuration Specialist, Smokeball, Chicago, IL, 06/01/22, 09/01/22
Timeline
Case Manager/ Paralegal
Nash Disability Law
12.2022 - 12.2024
Default Litigation Specialist
Dovenmuehle Mortgage, Inc.
02.2020 - 05.2022
Account Specialist
Dovenmuehle Mortgage, Inc.
12.2018 - 02.2020
Contract Paralegal
ETERA Consulting
10.2018 - 12.2018
Judicial Extern for Judge Lewis Nixon
Cook County Circuit Court
02.2018 - 09.2018
Researcher International Human Rights Law Clinic
John Marshall Law School
11.2016 - 06.2017
Case Manager/Intake Interviewer
Justice for Our Neighbors
06.2015 - 01.2018
Paralegal and Human Rights Intern
People against Suffering, Oppression and Poverty (PASSOP)
05.2013 - 08.2013
Quality Engineering Technician
Anderson Brecon
05.2010 - 06.2012
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate of Paralegal Studies -
Roosevelt University
M.P.A - Public Administration
Roosevelt University
B.A. - Environmental Science
Carthage College
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